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    Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway

    Do the fellow members of this forum think that Claire Mann will try and get the 701's in to service before she goes back to TFL.
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    Southampton to Cardiff during ASLEF strikes December

    GWR will probably run a reduced service like they have done before and Cross Country have already said they won't be running any trains when their drivers are on strike. But keep a eye on the different TOC's website for the latest information.
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    Trivia: Stations forming a cross (with 4 passenger routes from the station)

    I am thinking that Eastleigh will fit the criteria. You have the line to Romsey, one towards London, one towards Portsmouth and one towards Southampton.
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    Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway

    I have been told by a driver trainer at SWR that they will be in service August. But when I asked what year he didn't say.
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    Assessments & Medicals discussion

    They will do some test questions with you first. When I did it they sent a test paper.
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    Assessments & Medicals discussion

    It's been a long time since I did my gateline assignment for SWT/SWR. But one of the tests is a ticket checking test. Sorry I can not remember the rest of them.
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    Customer Service - and cleaning toilets?

    Is this normal for the rail network? To have a customer service job and clean toilets? Yes it is. I work as a train dispatch in 3rd rail land and part of my duties is ti keep the station's I work at clean and that includes the toilets.
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    Your nicknames for stations

    I have heard someone call it amazingstoke ‍
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    Your nicknames for stations

    Basingrad for Basingstoke.
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    Barbers in railway stations

    I remember a barbershop at Reading Station in the late 90's early 2000's. Not cheap if i remember correctly.
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    GWML - trains using relief lines only into Paddington this morning

    Think this is why. It is from the Network Rail section of SWR Tyrell information
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    MG11 from SWR

    The above has just appeared on the SWR internal social media platform called Yammer.
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    Busiest level crossings in the UK today

    Thatcham in Berkshire is not the busiest. But if you are there in rush hour I have know it to be down for 30 plus minutes at times.
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    SWR Medical for Commercial Guard

    Before you go in for the medical they will ask you to fill out a questionnaire regarding medical history. Just put what you have said on the questionnaire to be safe.
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    Scooter on the tracks

    It was not a e-scooter. Just a normal one.
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    SWR Guards Recruitment 2021

    I work for SWR and I am waiting for a guards course to start and I have been told April 2022 at the earliest. They have got to train the crew for the 701 first.

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